Commodities and Things – The Kulli in Context (2013) - Connections and Complexities: New Approaches to the Archaeology of South and Central Asia, S. Abraham, P. Gulpalli, T.Raczek, U. Rizvi, ed., Left Coast Press.

Current News/Projects

Updated February 2018

During 2017 I continued to conduct research on Near Eastern and South Asian topics, conceptualized in studies of technology, climate change, and gender. In the Near East, Queen Pu-abi’s textiles led me to a new weaving technology (earlier jute and wool), this time linen, worn and favored by royalty in 3rd Millennium Mesopotamia. A long-term study of the water technologies in urban environments led me back to Mohenjo-daro and the Indus (University of Colorado Press, co-authored with Zenobie Garrett) while other topics took me to variable landscapes and climate change with comments in Current Anthropology (2016);a volume on state formation on variable ecologies and water management in the Indus at Cambridge University Press; followed by research on agro-ecologies and water management in the Indus for the Journal of Ethnobiology. (co-authored with Sneh-Patel). Another paper on the Indus reported evidence for connectivity between Iranian and Pakistani sites in the Indus, and limitations on political strategies, a comparative study on the Indus and Near Eastern states (Cambridge University Press). Finally, gender research on specialized economies was published at the University of Colorado Press. I was invited to two conferences out of country –an international symposium at Teotihuacan, Mexico and a Conference at Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan. Both wonderful experiences

My major focus throughout, however, has been preparation of an archive and publication of the Beas Landscape and Settlement Survey about which I have published short papers. In 2015 the project made the internet. Login to https://www.harappa.com/Beas/Beas-landscape-and-settlement-survey, where you will find a broad synthesis, as well as maps and other illustrations. With a grant from the Rust Family Foundation, completion of our GIS mapping project and illustrations and archival materials, are nearing completion!